Senior Construction Program Manager- Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend$140K — $180K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field.
  • 5-7 years of relevant experience in construction program management.
  • Thorough knowledge of program management methods and best practices.
  • Strong technical understanding of contract requirements and construction methods.
  • Proven ability to develop clear, structured processes for project delivery.
  • Competent in MS Office Suite and data management tools.
  • Excellent communication skills with an emphasis on writing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of program processes, governance frameworks, and documentation.
  • Influence the use of defined processes by execution teams throughout all program phases.
  • Facilitate workshops with clients to gather requirements and validate workflows.
  • Manage information systems to ensure compliance with agreed protocols.
  • Document client design requirements to create detailed program briefs.
  • Maintain effective communication with stakeholders and manage their involvement.
  • Oversee project funding acquisition prior to project initiation.

Benefits

  • Promotes a healthy work-life balance and flexible working environment.
  • Encourages opportunities for personal and professional growth.
  • Offers a supportive workplace culture where employee voices impact decisions.
Full Job Description
Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Program Manager to join our infrastructure team to help oversee and manage a large-sclae construction program. The ideal candidate will bring strong program and project management capability, with a particular strength in developing clear, structured processes and procedures that support effective project delivery. This role will play a key part in shaping program governance, leading the development of project management manuals, delivery frameworks, and standardized processes, ensuring all documentation is accurate, consistent, and aligned with best practice. The successful candidate will also facilitate workshops with clients and delivery partners to gather requirements, validate workflows, and translate complex technical information into well-defined procedures. Responsibilities: - Lead the development and refinement of program processes, governance frameworks, and construction management procedures, producing clear, high-quality written documentation. - Management Systems -(approach) Responsible for influencing the use of the defined process and procedures by the execution teams as part of their delivery approach at each phase of the program. - Facilitate workshops with clients and internal teams to gather requirements, validate workflows, and translate complex information into structured processes and procedures. - Information management systems - Responsible for influencing the use of the agreed information management system by the execution teams as part of their delivery approach at each phase of the program. - Design management - Responsible for gathering design requirements of the client, end user and stakeholders and documenting in a program specific brief as part of the initial definition phase. And Responsible for validating corporate standardization with respect to design is used to achieve efficiency and best value. - Stakeholder Management - Responsible for identifying delivery and execution of stakeholders, maintaining communication, influencing stakeholder involvement, and obtaining input as required. And responsible for the day-to-day stakeholder interface assuring that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality targets. - Funding - Responsible for obtaining all project funding required prior to the initiation of capital works aligned to governance structure. - Contract Strategy - Responsible for defining the contracting strategy which considers all aspect of the requirements and that motivates performance and assures the delivery of required outcomes are undertaken by the execution teams - Procurement Management - Responsible for defining the procurement approach that is objectively managed and leverages data as part of pre-qualification, tender and evaluation through to contract award and assures the delivery of required outcomes are undertaken by the execution teams - Schedule Management - Develop the master schedule based on historical data and assure that the execution teams are progress and mounting the project schedules - Document & Data Management - Responsible for monitoring that the collection, storage, and dissemination of project information, is being undertaken by the execution teams - Risk and opportunity management - Responsible for monitoring connected projects risks and opportunities and assessment of their cost and schedule impact is being undertaken by the execution teams align with the identification and implementation of connect projects mitigation plans identified for critical risks and opportunities - Change controls - Responsible for monitoring that the implementation of a robust process which actively manages change, assessing scope, time, cost and quality prior to a change approval decision is required, is being undertaken by the execution teams - Operational Readiness & Transition - Responsible for monitoring that the process for handing projects over to operational teams in an effective integrated manner is being undertaken by the execution teams - Closeout - Responsible for monitoring that the management of the efficient close out of a project including an analysis of outturn cost, schedule, and lessons learned exercise used to inform future projects, is being undertaken by the execution team - Continuous Improvement - Responsible for the management, identification and implementation of strategic and program improvement initiatives, lessons learnt and best practice - SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering or field related to construction. - Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience - A thorough knowledge of Program Management methods and best practices. - A thorough knowledge of forecasting, budgeting, planning, design, schedule and scope management - Have the technical skills to read, understand, and communicate contract requirements including construction drawings and specifications and interpret construction methodsstructured processes and procedures for rail construction and project delivery. - Strong written communication skills with a proven ability to develop clear, structured processes and procedures for rail construction and project delivery. - Be able to understand and follow site HSSE Policies - Technology competent in using the following Software: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint - Competent user of data management software and systems for data management, analytics, quality assurance, and project/program management - Excellent communication skills Additional Information The salary range for this full-time role is $140-$180K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate's experience and qualifications. Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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